| Aurora |
bands or streamers of light that appear in the sky at night in areas around the magnetic poles, caused by solar particles striking atoms in the outer part of the earth's atmosphere. |
| cameo |
a stone carved so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another, often worn as jewelry. |
| compromise |
a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something, or the result of such a settlement. |
| customary |
usual, habitual, or traditional. |
| dauntless |
incapable of being discouraged or frightened off; fearless. |
| encrusted |
covered with a hard or crisp layer of something. |
| fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
| intermediate |
being or happening between two things, stages, positions, or persons; being in the middle. |
| malaria |
a serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and sweating. |
| quantify |
to find or express the number or amount of. |
| saunter |
to walk at an unhurried, leisurely pace; stroll. |
| similarly |
in the same way or in the same amount. |
| thwart |
to hinder, oppose, or frustrate. |
| withdrawn |
emotionally distant or unresponsive. |
| zest |
a sense of great pleasure or enjoyment. |